Forrest Sim is the owner of Enhanced Scanning, a company that provides GPR scanning services. In his years in business, he’s seen a lot. He has traveled all over the United States with his ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment and completed all types of projects. Sim will tell you that one of the reasons he loves what he does is because the work is so varied. He’s constantly working in new locations with new people and helping them solve problems that they can’t solve on their own.
Enhanced Scanning’s revenue comes in from a combination of everyday projects and some unusual ones. The regular, everyday projects included using GPR to scan the ground for buried utility lines, as well as scanning concrete slabs to locate embedded items. For these projects, Enhanced Scanning is called in by local general contractors, structural engineers, or even private property owners to assess an area prior to disturbing it. With Enhanced Scanning’s combination of high-quality equipment and highly trained technicians, they can provide their clients with all of the information they need to proceed safely with their projects. They complete these types of projects mainly in their Southern California service area.
For the more unusual projects, Sim and his team often travel to other parts of the country to take on jobs that other GPR scanning companies might shy away from. Sim is always up for a good challenge and not afraid of a little hard work. He goes to remote areas, areas with difficult terrain, and even contaminated areas like this superfund site in Northern Idaho. He works with archaeologists, geologists, and other specialists, and is always looking for new ways that GPR can be used to benefit other industries.
Sim and the technicians on his team who provide GPR scanning services take their work very seriously. They understand that their clients are depending on them to provide accurate information about what is located below the surface of the ground or embedded in concrete. Whether they’re working on an everyday project that will only take a couple of hours, or a more involved job that will take several weeks to complete, Sim and his team are always thorough in their work. If their initial findings are inconclusive or not entirely clear, Enhanced Scanning has additional non-destructive tools at their disposal that they can use to bring more clarity to the situation, such as magnetometers, electromagnetic frequency transmitters and receivers, pulse wave generators, and more.
Safety is the company’s number one priority. That includes the safety of the Enhanced Scanning employees, as well as their clients who need accurate information to proceed safely with their excavation projects.
To learn more about Enhanced Scanning and their capabilities, visit their website: https://enhancedscanning.com/
